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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15
Figures Cannot Lie.

In the year 1886 there were 235 500
tax able acres in Stevens county, eX-
elusive of town lots. OF this amount
there WAS less than one fifth improved.
That is to say, there were nearly
100000 acres of this property. which
was yielding taxes, lying dormant,
unproductive, if we lose sight of the
pasture acreage, which for our pres.
cnt purpose, is inconsiderable. Can
any one roughly estimate the wealth
producing capabilities Of these rich
and willing acres when each receives
its lust share of intelligent and
honest cultivation! When this globe
of ours in the dim future shall become
crowded. how much of the seething
population of those days will Stevens
county support! Surely much more
than It's proportion based on mere
acreage. In the happy meantime,
how many rich and happy homes will
not the waters of her placid lakes
reflect. The imagination once let
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the fact that graded stock raising is the
only safe nucleus to speedy success
and financial prestige.
Among the reasons why stock rails
ing can be pursued so lucratively is
that it costs nothing but labor to pro-
vide shelter Thousands of tons of hay
and straw are burned here every year
which can we'll be appropriated to the
purpose of providing shelter and fod-
der for stock. And again, pasturage
and hay cost but little aside from the
labor employed i'll preparing and car
ing for them. Hence it follows that an
energetic, industrious, systematic and
enterprisins farmer finds bright success
emo of the inevitables, and that he, too,
will soon rise to an elevated plane of
financial independence, il condition
wrought 10y his own sturdy hand OH
the fertile soil of Stevens county,
In order that the subject with which
we are dealing be made more comprc-
hensive and that none may doubt the
credibility of the facts made plain, we
append the names of some of our
strictly reliable men who may we'll be
proud of the fine herds that grace their
fields. You will find them courteous
gentlemen and ready to answer any
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

North. the Minnesota and Mississippi
take their source: ut such an elevation
is to possess all the characteristics of IL
mountainous district, giving it eli
mate dry, pure and second to none.
Its yearly mean tempcrature-ll.6 --
comedies with that OF Michigan, Cen
trad New York, Southern Vermont
and New Hampshire. In winter the
average temperature is Ii degrees, and
the atmosphere being So dry, is less
cold to the sense than the warmer, Vet
damp climates of states several degrees
farther south.
OUR POPULATION
is composed Of that class ofcltlIens ho
are the life and nerve Of our coun-
try; men who finding England. Nor
way, Germany and our own Eastern
states overcrowded with an enforced
ly idle people, pushed West i'll search
of work; too independent and manly
to BEG, too honest TO steal, too encr-
1trir to remain inactive, too vigorous
and hardy to discriminating new home
Oh the frontier. Such citizens make
this country; rs such that obey the
laws and lend their support III tntorc :
I'M them. They are the citizens who
form the bulk Of our population, and
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loose in these fields runs rife, ana as
we are dealing with cold, unromantic
figures, we come back to their con-
temptation.
For bushels Of wheat, so, 900;
bushels of oats, 10000; bushels Of
corn, 10000; bushels Of barley 10000;
horses, more than $500 head; cattle,
nearly 1000 head; sheep, 1,7C0; hogs,
200; these are our matter of fact,
mnboomed figures for this year of Our
Lord, 1887. Our personal property,
at little more than one-third its value,
foots up almost half Il million of
dollars. Our real estate is worth
three and one.half millions of dollars.
if it is worth nickle, and in 1885 we
were but population of 4,5ll,
scattered all over it, almost out of
sight of one another.
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with the idea that stock raising is the
only industry that is or can be rcmun-
erative i'll this country. OF those eS-
tablished manufactures and corpora
tons that are important factors IN the
development of our country and town.
we will speak more fully under ot!iof
heads, but here we will speak OF onr
GREAT POSSIBILITIES.
No county SO admirably located rs Is
Stevens, inhabited by SO thorough
an aggresslvely energetic people. can
fail to catch glimpses, N the vista OF
not tar distant ages, of the glorious
dawn Of metropolitan aillucncr. The
acknowledged secret Of the matter Is
that our developemcnt rs county has
been so gradual and Of such marked
stability that We must conclude that
trade and traffic, the honest maker and
mistress of great fortunes and nllu-
encc, knows no retrogresslon when
erected on so firm foundations. The
county possesses the nucleus to that
which controls markets, erccts grand
editices, produces elements Of natural
life, and all the requisites of an emf
nent domain, all of which work har-
moniously to our future ascendency
and is making Stevens county grand
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DcnneIly,
A Busy Village Of 100 Inhabitants, in NORTH
western Stevens.

BUSY ViiidSt u wv ftIidpitdiI III NOIlh
western Stevens.
1t is on the st. =. M. & M. Ry. A
number Of general stores, lumber and
wood yards, hotel, Il church, good
common school and a grain elevator
are among the local institutions Of
the place which provide for the wants
Of the people of the vicinity and
which make tia very convenient mar.
ket place for tie people of large
area of the surrounding country.
First grade lime in large quantities
is manufactured and shipped from
this place. The rich bed Of lime stone
found here makes the manufacture Of
lime an industry of great importance
to the building interests of this re-
gion. Although the citizens are of a
very conservative class the village en-
joys healthy and steady growth and
keeps apace with the Development of
the surrounding district.
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CIearfield,

IS a station on the Browns Valley
branch in the western part of Stevens
county miles from Morris. a post
Office, an elevator and Il wood yard
constitute the only business institu-
tons of the place. Its Importance
depends upon the large amount of
wheat handled by the elevator there.
"A. NJ. Cummings, post master and
elevator agent
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

Jugde O'Connor, OF Canada, formers
ly member of Parliament and Post
master General, who dropped dead
upon the bench at Coburg recently, ii
perhaps the only man who ever am
putated his own leg and survived the
operation. When q young man ht
was engaged in telling trees in the for
est near Sandwich, opposite Detroit
A falling tree pinned him to the earth,
breaking his leg. Unable to extricats
the limb, no assistance being at hand,
and fearing that ne would freeze ia
death, he had the fortitude to take
his knife and cut the flesh at The
point of fracture and free himself. II!
then dragged himself to the roadside
and was rescued by q rassins farmer,
His nerve was equalled only by thu
strength of constitution that enabled
him to survive the operation.
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watered by The beautiful Pomlne de
Tere river, which crosses the county
dlagonaIly, attordnG abundant water
power for Touring mills AMI manutac-
tories of any kind. The prairies are
also diversified by numerous lakes
which abound with fish Of various
kinds and a few Of them afford very
delightful summer resorts to those Of
the surrounding country VINO can tear
themselves from tne cares OF business
ana the Tolls OF CITY NE ana fuatlcate
Tor a fe" weeks n the lh'l9olatihs at
mosphere OF thelf shores hese many
water basins prove an Invaluable ad-
Junet to the important industry OF
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4 Hancock Farm.

4 Hancock Farm.
query You see tit to PROFOUND.
Their stock comprise the various
breeds and grades, as follows:
l.. H. Stanton, Holsteins; G. Phelps,
Shorthorns; E. +. Watson, Herefords;
H. w. Stone Il Co. Red Polled; Maj
G. A. Camp, Shorthorns, Minnesota
Agricultural Association, Jerseys and
other grades; Pope and Stevens county
Breeders Association, Norman and
Clydesdale horses: John CHM, Polled
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

The southeastern Grain and Seed COM
pany, doing business for the past two years
at Springfield, Mo-, are accused OF obtain.
ing money under false pretenses, and are
being prosecuted under the act. They are
charged with the famous Bohemian oats
swindle that was SO successfully Dracticed
in Ohio two years ago.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

1879 ION o,to,..,..;,e, .;t,,.,c wa,a
hattI;,, t,,.aE,ni;LonI h,t to-day & 600
nnonln ,nsyns. hanny homes in the
aount, i''
--+,+--+
.tau. 1;ito,. ,f ,,nl..ru r,.novu
+-++-+-.-
Those whose experience are safe CHI
'tflollS furnish unrebuttablc arguments
'H"' SIa''c" S'och raising III 'hi' ''""'S
! '' NY - CIV ''''''''> '''' ''
TLonya,l. nf cottla feed unou our
prairies each summer that come from
the range in excellent condition for
slaughter, upon no other feed than
grass
49,,
"' amount VI i''l''o' ''''' ''' p
e Co. ~ ''H'1: '''' 'o''"' ' wy
vious vn,, LT IN me-, cont
-.-IA-
Stevens county has never experience
ed Il boom. What she has acquired
II The line ct real estate de Nelopemch's
mas oe'll ny IL" n''l'"S'eIins o"' III d d
mvrited prosperity.
VI % ''o0'-''o''"''' i''o'0 wv
more imam forty GROWING as many
kholiS' III every section Oh the county
- So0" io''''''''',o'i ''''' 'ee'i '''.' '0i
'ilt l"t"le Us Wei '9 pieSel' oo''O"
ton OIL our chlldfeh. Inc Speclal
advantages offered 10y the si'oe
schools III lhe Images OF MOTIFS an'
Hancock are second TO none similar
IN the state ana always ahead OF lhe
au,,,,.t,, - o,, a...;1,, o,ourh ho
|7a,u,.+.,., mat +1o>, ,,'i1I eoon ho !,
.,.,o,ato ,1oro viii arow fran
1,on, No tho nrnnor c,n,ort and
,,,o;ntononc, of +ho,o sahoolc for
anal, ,oor 1;+tIo loo. than twenty
thouSahu uoii;'rS are necessary. ANU
no dollars OF all our expenditures are
more "ll'lnsly paiteo "lIh'
r, +ho cam, +hnnnh+ with SCHOOL.
Kansas cona c1urcbny and thnv too
farm, ., ,ttr,ot;vo fo,tura of orr
Growth from frontier ru1encss TO the
nrocont state of ,dv,ncament in all
things essential to happiness ana
Plosp7iit2' All 'Ho 'e''E "'i''
"e'IooS denominations are lepreseii''
{" "iIhlii our oo-oelS ana 1lle si''il-
'.''t' ~ I"' ~ o'', l'op''''''A'', ~
,''' w. w ~ "o-N - y ''''N'N , - - '
-.-s.c--
Stevens County presents all the
inducements to cultured and intelli-
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farming lands, and enough to make
1900 farms OF so acres eacii
The number of acres under cultiva-
ton in this county in 1872 was 957
acres, while to-day $4,000 acres yield
bountiful harvests annually.
The taxable property Of the county
in 1872 was 81 ,9S4, but to day the
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

lists that among the most important clc-
ments III the developcment of the coun-
try and one that has rapidly and sub
stantially assumed magnificent proper
tions, is the graded stock raising in
dustrv: and we are justified in assert
ing that few other localities in the
northwest are as admirably adapted to
this branch of industry as within the
confines of Stevens county. The grass
rs and other vegetation are album
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

we find them true trends, good neigh
bors and agreeable companions. Many
sho are here came with only sufficient
means to start them in life, but having
determined to succeed, they put their
hearts in their work, and are now III
at least comfortable circumstances and
possessors Of that priceless boon-in-
dependence.
STOCK RAISING.
The most indisputable evidence en-
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

liant, luxuriant and wonderfully nutri-
tious. The herds of cattle in this
county are rapidly on the increase nu-
merically and in individual value.
Farmers are beginning to comprehend
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15
GRASS BLADES.

The area Of Stevens county is 67G
square miles, of which amount Of land
about 100000 acres are the finest
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Office of Stevens Co. A. b. r. Z. A.
Afric's sunny shores, hence brief ref
crence to the causes Of this condition
will here suffice.
Stevens county is situatad on the ta
bic lands of the state; 800 feet above
the level of the sea, and near where
the waters of the Red River of the
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

View Of Morris From the South.
Angus; G, c. Thorpe, various breeds
and grades; J. w. w. Poison, Jerseys;
II. u. Tenney, Shorthorns; J. G.
Campbell, Shorthorns; Chas. a.
Camp, Polled Angus and other
kinds; 7. J. Mackay, Polled
Angus. Besides these there are others
who deal less extensively in this branch
Of industry but whose income is pro
portlonately as remunerative
AS this may grow tiresome to our
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

source ofour revenue amounts to ST.
100000. Note the increase.
The increase of our population has
been remarkable and substantial. In
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15
Map Stevens County.

Map Stevens County.
readers, will we digress somewhat and
speak upon the general advantages of
our country. We have held stock
raising up as a specific advantage, but
we would not have your minds biased
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STEVENS COUNTY.

The Paradise OF America The
AeaithfuineSS OF its Climate inc
Fertility OF IFS Soil.
Stock Raising Advantages its in-
hahitants. Towns. History,
Growth and Prosperity induce.
sr1ents offered 10 People Prospect.
ing for Homes in tho West.
1t is our purpose in lhis issue OF Tue
SrN 10 show t. the rrru~2rs Of these
pases.iu 10 rolortI terms. but by aplain
statement of facts, the position of Ste
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

Oar lakes abound in toothsome and
ganey fish, and myrials Of wild fowl
frequent their attractive waters. Our
undulating prairie is the home of the
Pinnated Prairie Chicken"
and offers the sportsman as we'll as
the resident much profitable and
pleasant recreation.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
Story of Washington Society.

There is a secret in Washington involving
the name of senator's wife of whom the fol.
lowing is told, as having occurred recently:
The senator's wife in her round of visits
called on a lady whose marriage within a
year was one of the events talked of in official
society, on account of the high official posi-
ton of her husband The senator's wife, IS
the story goes, called on the lady's "day, ;" and
was received with much cordial politeness, as
were all callers. In little pause after the
first salutation, the senator's wife said, as it
true, Mrs Blank, that you were clerk in
one Of the departments before your first mar
riage; and did your mother keep a boarding
houser
The hostess proved equal to the unexpected
assault, as she also proved herself woman of
good breeding-which cannot be said of hei
visitor
EYES," she replied, with perfect dignity and
good temper, "it is true that was clerk in
one of the departments before my first mar
riage. But my mother did not keep board
ing house If she had should have had a
home and there would have been no neces-
sity for me to be a clerk, you know"
Tho name of the senator's wife is the secret
society people are just now trying to find
out. The name of the woman who made the
womanlv answer is known and she is COM
mended on all hands for courage and good
sense, She is likely to be liked for herself
rather than for the social position given by
her husbands prominence.-Washin
Cor. New York Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
Touching Nerve Centers.

Give me an up-anddown whipping and
will take it like a hero, but tickle the soles Of
my feet and / die. Oh, if married folks, and
brothers and sisters and loving friends would
only take heed of this, and lay it up as q New
Years maximl If you are bound to quarrel,
quarrel with stable switches; don't use pin
points Let your cause for grievance take
good round words for weapons, not innuendoes
and heart thrusts. To overwhelm an adver-
sary with sarcasm is like touching tender
spots with your finger tips and pretending to
be amazed that it hurts. despise tortuous
methods. II you want 20 kin a chicken, chop
of its head quick; don't pick out its feathers
one by one until it dies from the torture. II
You are determined to ruin the happiness Of
your family and murder its peace, do il
quickly by opn deeds of wickedness, but
don't sit day ty day picking out feathers and
touching nerve centers.-"Amber" in Chicago
Journal
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
Mixing the Speeches.

In the Grant Greeley campaign of 1872
grave complaint was made that Democratic
speeches We're mailed under Republican
franks. A formal investigation took place,
and the senate committee on contingent ex-
penses. after grave and solemn investigation,
found that a number of thousands of speeches
Of various senators were sent to a lady to be
folded and put in envelopes She innocently
did her work promiscuously piled them all
into one heap. and then carefully counted out
the number for each. An attack of cholera
Is feeble comparison, and it made as much
fuss as swapping couple Of thousand babies
Ben: Perley Poora
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
First National Bank of Pratt, Pratt, Kansas
for the erection and completion of the First
National bank, to be built at Pratt, Kansas,
until Friday May 20, at o'clock p. m.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certi-
fed check for per cent of the amount of bid,
payable to the order of Gust Corlander,
cashier of the First National bank of Pratt,
Pratt. Kans, or a bond for one-fourth of the
amount Of the bid, as guarantee that the
bidder will enter into contract and furnish
the reqired bond. if the award is made to
him. Plans and specifications can be seen at
the First National Bank, Pratt, Kansas, or at
Wichita, Kansas
The directors reserve the right to reiec
any and all bids. c. & CALHOUN,
l47-lot Vice President
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
NEVER TO BE- INTERVIEWED.

A Newspaper Correspondent Ordere0 20
Interview President Arthur.
tInterview the president as to the probable.
fty of an extra session, and reasons therefor"
Such was the arbitrary command tele-
graphed from the managing editor OF one OF
the leading newspapers Of the country. The
correspondent who received the senseless
command simply answered.:
president refuses to be interviewed on any
subject"
And the managing editor, thinking that he
knew more about it than his correspondent,
wanted to know if the latter had attempted
to get a hearing, and entered into a contro-
versy of some length about it.
When the celebrated Nutt-Dukes murder
trial was terminated at Pittsburg few years
ago and Mutt was acquitted prominent
Pennsylvania newspaper management, be-
lieving that the city of Washington was
absorbed with the trial, telegraphed its rep
resentatives there:
@Interview President Arthur, his cabinet
and the principal diplomatists of Washington
about termination of Mutt trial"
The correspondent was stunned for a few
seconds. He hardly knew whether to accept
the contents of the dispatches as the work OF
q punster about the office, or one of the arbi.
trsry and senseless freaks Of an editor. Re-
Aection convinced him that the demand was
given in sober earnestness. The absurdity OF
it was apparent at glance. Neither the
president nor members of the cabinet would
express an opinion Oh the verdict of the jury,
even though they had kept trace of the trial
sufficiently close to do SO intelligently and
Justly The diplomatists knew nothing about
the matter, and, if they did, would scrupu-
lously refrain from making any comments,
because the ;lries in the countries outside OF
this settle questions and the public swallow
the result unmurmuringly.
Presidents of the United States never slnct
themselves to be interviewed for publication
upon any subject. The memory of the present
generation of correspondents does not run
back to the time when president has author.
lied person to quote him in the prints, o,
even talk for general information for the
press. Occasionally cabinet officer is inter
viewed, but almost invariably it is upon per-
sonal matters, as it is considered undiplomatic |
to be interviewed on impersonal matters, or |
i'll reference to subjects for official action |
Frequently there are interviews published and |
credited to the president, but they a,e bogus. |
The only way in which the president can bs
quoted on current matters is through the
third person. Washington Cor indianapolis
Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
Spanish Private Postal Service.

The bankers and merchants of Barcelona
and Madrid propose to start a private postal
service, paying the government the postage
on the letters carried. The reason given for
this curious proposal is that robberies in the
Spanish postofiices are so frequent that it is
unsafe to transmit money through the post.
In short, it is stated that the Spanish post
Office is in terrible state of Reorganization,
and it is surprising that this state of things
should have been ignored by successive min
istries, all apparently solicitops to promote
the industrial needs of the country. The
civil departments of the Spanish administra-
ton. like the military departments, are over
burdened with employees receiving very small
salaries. and who are therefore not beyond
the reach of temptation.-B Boston transcript.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
A Plain Business Letter,

D. w. Morris, wholesale and retail drug
gist, 139 Commercial street, Emporia, Kan,
Jan. 10, 1SS7.-CEamberlain & Co., Des
Moines, Iowa: Gentlemen-In sending to you
the enclosed order for a gross of your Cough
Remedy, allow me to say that without any
exception it is the best selling goods low in
the market. have sold great amount OF
It during the past year to the citizeus OF this
place and have the first complaint to hear
It is the best article to use for Group l ever
sold, being pleasant to take, which is an inn
portant feature where children have to take
medicine. Sold by Aldrich & Brown, and
]. P. Allen. d55tf.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
Sold Ont

Having sold out our business and good will
at 1l2 Douglas avenue, to the Steinhauser-
Merkle Supply Co., we desire to return our
thanks to our patrons for the very liberal
patronage extended to us through the many
years that we have been in business; and
upon retiring we bespeak for our successors
the same liberal patronage that has been ex-
tended to us-who are the largest retail
dealers in the state of Kansas, and are amp
ly able to give the closest prices obtainable.
1t will be to you interest to give them trial
l44-tf J. NJ ALLEN & Co.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
SSMil~
Daily Eag1e
CONTRADICTION.

I said to you No; and No-no-nol
= You turned so white as you heard!
Whom else, in the world. would have loved me Do.
And-tallen me at my word?
But to you, Yes-yes-yes-Is say;
All, now, that you cannot hear!
And now, that your eyes are turned away,
beckon to bring you near
Ali SO it goes in this world of ours,
There is always too much at stake
We cannot guess at the tnorns. for flowers,
Nor at Joy, for the hearts that break
Mary Ange De We're.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-14
For Sale. Cheap.

The east 1-2 of the southeast IA section II,
township q, south, range /, east, Sedgwick
county, Kansas, is placed on the market at
$3.50 per acre, for the next ten days.
This land adjoins Fairmount addition on
the east, of Wichita, Kansas. Terms, one
half cash, bulance one, and two years at
per cent interest. Address,
O. G.. RICHARDS,
is7-l0t Eudora, Douglas co. Kan
MayT 1887